I totally stole that phrase from another church.
Having recently undergone major renovations, most of our church facilities look great. The part that we used to death while renovating, though, has been seriously in need of a facelift for some time. After hearing a cost estimate of $12,000 to repaint the space, the Care and Upkeep Committee felt suddenly called by God to guilt all the rest of us into spending a weekend together getting paint in our hair.
With military precision, Church Clerk and resident architect Phil Renfrow managed painting equipment, doled out jobs and scanned the walls for missed spots.
Care and Upkeep Committee Chair, Kevin Hagan, on the other hand, was the cheerleader of the weekend, inspiring us by various efforts including but not limited to: Starbucks coffee, regular lectures on why we were doing God’s work and many opportunities to hear him sing along with Air Supply.
It was a huge space to paint, but thanks to the efforts of a whole team of dedicated church members (I would have to guess there must have been about 30, all told), by the time the sun came up Easter Sunday, Kendall Hall was newly painted a cheery yellow.
I have to say, it was fun to hang out with church folks and work together in a common cause. I’m still rather sore from a day of climbing ladders and wielding roller extensions, but I think in the end it was all worth it, as Kevin has assured us all that we each have earned considerably more stars in our crowns than we already had!
And thank goodness for that, as I think crowns would be a vast improvement over bandanas . . . (no offense to Eric and Tanya, who clearly both looked amazing in their bandanas . . .).
Hi Amy
That wonderful that Kendall Hall got painted. I need of a good long time.
MOMORY:
Coffee Hour: My first time seeing people standing around eating cookie, drinking coffee and talking to one another. my former church everybody was getting out of church like it was a race. Don’t forget when people walk around sliding by. Waiting to have space to walk thou. Yes spilling coffee and joice. Droping cookie, cakes and more
Sunday School: I like this room because here some of the sunday school class when I have time off from choir. Or. he he he I sneak off to Sunday School.
CHOIR: In the pass over a year or more. The choir practace on Thursday niht at 7:00pm with the orginess Kevin B was the director as well. Choir rob stored in the hallway and himnal also. Before a locker room.
HARIZON: I got to see first time Harizon kid was like. Even it was a small space during renovation. The kids make due in what they have. They wood cook dinner for the kids.
Church meeting: It was small chair in a large round circle. People speaking loud for everyone to hear.
Small kitchen: Yes during the renovation that stove been taking it betting.
Church office: Everyone being stack over each other and more.
First time I meet Jodi and other of Calvary. Yes memory of the pass. Let move on on this great wild blue younders. Don’t look back, It my could you to be a piller of salt. See you Sunday Friday for the Alliance of Baptists meeting.
You’re Friend
Will